Tag: 5th UN Conference on LDCS

Seychelles calls for the adoption of the MVI

Tuesday 07th March, Doha, Qatar: The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr Wavel Ramkalawan has called for the adoption of a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and vulnerable countries to be accepted within the United Nations framework and beyond, as well as by international financial institutions. The President was speaking this afternoon at the High-level side event under the theme “Achieving a fair and complete measurement of vulnerability: perspectives from the Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on the vulnerability index”, convened…

President Ramkalawan addresses the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) Plenary Session

Sunday 5th March Doha, Qatar: The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan earlier this afternoon delivered his general debate statement before the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5 presently being held in Doha, Qatar. With the participation of over 40 Heads of State and Government and several high-level officials, the LDC5 which is set to identify actions and partnerships at the highest possible level, including Heads of State and Government, to deliver on the LDC5 proposed agenda. During his statement, the President laid…